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Friday, 10 October 2014

The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare

Incredibly
hilarious comedy written by the Master Himself. I didn’t even
expect I would enjoy it this much. This play isn’t in hit list of
Shakespeare’s plays therefore it’s not very famous. Everything
happens in Windsor where faithful wives decided to play a series of
jokes on Falstaff – a man who tried to seduce them. We meet sir
Falstaff in several other plays by Shakespeare. And he still is
enormously funny. Somewhere on the background Anne Page, a rich young
girl, is trying to get married to the man she loves not the one
chosen by her parents. One way or another Fenton’s true feelings
for Anna are highly disputable as well. Nothing seems real and
serious. The
language of a play is so lively and amusing it makes the whole plot
very true-to-life. Personally I like Mrs. Ford for her wit. She found
the most amusing way to show Falstaff who’s da boss here. Her
husband wasn’t all that stupid as well so one way or another they
made a nice couple. On the other hand there is Anne – really dull
and uninteresting who is in the center of everyone’s attention just
because of her money. And still she does what she wants not what
she’s expected to do.Female
characters are really cool here. I like stories with good-written
female characters. They are not feministic (obviously considering the
time of a set) but they still rule in their feminine way. They are
really starter than men and they easily do everything their way
fooling everyone. I admire them, these ladies are so cool.

To
sum everything up, this play is cool. Like I’m biased of course, I
love Mr. Will Shake lots, but this play is hilarious. Seriously, you
should just try it.